One suspect charged, Canada-wide warrant issued for second in man’s kidnapping

DRUMMOND, N.B. – RCMP say a man has been charged in the alleged kidnapping of a man at gunpoint in New Brunswick.

Police say 37-year-old Parker Jacob Richards of Nova Scotia was arrested in Halifax on Thursday and is facing multiple charges including using a firearm to kidnap, uttering a death threat and injuring the victim’s dog.

The Mounties have issued a Canada-wide warrant for another suspect in the case, 43-year-old Gilbert Theriault, who is from the Drummond area of New Brunswick.

RCMP say the 62-year-old victim was forced to leave his home Monday in the Drummond area by two men.

He told police he was placed in the trunk of a car and driven to a dirt road about 10 kilometres away, where his kidnappers left the scene.

Police allege the man made his way out of the trunk and sustained minor injuries.

Theriault is described as five-foot-six and 120 pounds with a tattoo of an eagle on his right bicep.